Algebra Examples

Solve in Terms of the Arbitrary Variable x ((5-3i)(x+iy))/(4-5i)=(2+i)^2-(3-4i)^2
Step 1
Solve the equation for .
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Step 1.1
Simplify .
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Factor out of .
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Raise to the power of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Reorder factors in .
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Simplify .
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Simplify each term.
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Rewrite as .
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify and combine like terms.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Rewrite as .
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify and combine like terms.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify by adding terms.
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
Step 1.3
Move all terms containing to the left side of the equation.
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Step 1.3.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
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Add to both sides of the equation.
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify each term.
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Step 1.3.6.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Rewrite in a factored form.
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Regroup terms.
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Factor out of .
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Reorder the expression.
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Move .
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Reorder and .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Reorder and .
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Rewrite as .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out negative.
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.3.9.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2
Solve the equation for .
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Step 2.1
Multiply both sides by .
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Simplify.
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Step 2.2.1
Simplify the left side.
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Simplify .
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Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Simplify the expression.
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify by multiplying through.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Simplify .
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Simplify each term.
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Subtract from .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify the expression.
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Subtract from .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
Step 2.3
Solve for .
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Step 2.3.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
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Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Simplify each term.
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
Step 3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.1
Reorder and .